Places in the Heart

Name: Places in the Heart
Genre: Drama
Duration: 1 h 51 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Sally Field, Lindsay Crouse, Ed Harris, John Malkovich, Amy Madigan

1984

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7.5

Title: Places in the Heart

Original Title: Places in the Heart

Year: 1984

Info

Country: USA
Length: 111 Minutes (1 hour 51 min)
Budget: $9,500,000
Genre: Drama
Studios: TriStar Pictures

Release Dates

United States: October 05 1984

Vídeos eCartelera

Joseph Quinn y Ebon Moss-Bachrach profundizan en sus personajes y el futuro de 'Los 4 Fantásticos'

Plot

'Places in the heart' is a drama movie directed and written by Robert Benton and set in his hometown. During the 30's, in a small town in Texas, Edna Spalding (Sally Field) must burry her own husband, who was the commissioner of the town. After this tragic event, Edna will have to face a completely new life. Now, she must put at the front of the family and provide for her own kids. Despite all difficulties, this woman will not lose solidarity and will take over a street vendor called Moze (Danny Glover) and Will (John Malkovich), a man who has lost his sight. Together, they will try to keep the family afloat, taking care of the harvest in order to get any type of benefit that brings food and money into the house.

Awards

1985 Academy Awards (Oscars): 2 2
1985 Golden Globes: 1 1

Cast

Director:

Robert Benton Robert Benton

Edna Spalding

Margaret Lomax

Wayne Lomax

Sr. Will

Viola Kelsey

Moze

Buddy Kelsey

Videos

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'Places in the heart' Trailer

November 6 2016

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Trivia

Prizes

The film was nominated for 7 seven Academy Awards and won two - for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen.

Robert Benton

The director and screenwriter, Robert Benton, set the film in his birthplace of Waxahachie, Texas in 1935, three years after he was born there.

Sally Field

This movie in 1985 gave actress Sally Field her second [and final to date, March 2015] Academy Award and both in the Best Actress in a Leading Role category. Field's first had been around five years earlier for 'Norma Rae (1979)' in 1980.